BPK 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Serving Size, Multivitamin, Relate
20 Sep 2017
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Government recommendations = based on credible nutritional evidence, designed to enhance indv/public health: can be used to plan diets, evaluate what we are eating. Federal gov recog that a pop that eats well will be health/productive: health canada has helped to develop and review nutritional standards that are based on the most current scientific evidence available. Recommended nutrient intakes (rnis) = provided info on the amount of essential nutrients needed to meet the needs of most canadians. Canada"s official food rules = first food guide: drew mant of its recommendations from the standards outlined in the rnis. Canadian guidelines have now merged w/similar american guidelines to become the. Incl several types of recommendations that address both nutrient/energy intake, values that are appropriate for people of diff genders and stages of life. Food guides have also evolved since dris have evolved: changes reflect changes in canadian lifestyles, health statuses, dietary patterns.
